युधिष्ठिरो राजपुत्रो महात्मा; न्यायागतं राज्यम् इदं च तस्य ॥
स कौरवस्यास्य जनस्य भर्ता; प्रशासिता चैव महानुभावः ॥
स सत्यसंधः सतताप्रमत्तः; शास्त्रे स्थितो बन्धुजनस्य साधुः ॥
प्रियः प्रजानां सुहृदानुकम्पी; जितेन्द्रियः साधुजनस्य भर्ता ॥
क्षमा तितिक्षा दम आर्जवं च; सत्यव्रतत्वं श्रुतम् अप्रमादः ॥
भूतानुकम्पा ह्य् अनुशासनं च; युधिष्ठिरे राजगुणाः समस्ताः ॥
अराजपुत्रस् त्वम् अनार्यवृत्तो; लुब्धस् तथा बन्धुषु पापबुद्धिः ॥
क्रमागतं राज्यम् इदं परेषां; हर्तुं कथं शक्ष्यसि दुर्विनीतः ॥
प्रयच्छ राज्यार्धम् अपेतमोहः; सवाहनं त्वं सपरिच्छदं च ॥
ततो ऽवशेषं तव जीवितस्य; सहानुजस्यैव भवेन् नरेन्द्र ॥
yudhiṣṭhiro rājaputro mahātmā; nyāyāgataṃ rājyam idaṃ ca tasya ||
sa kauravasyāsya janasya bhartā; praśāsitā caiva mahānubhāvaḥ ||
sa satyasaṃdhaḥ satatāpramattaḥ; śāstre sthito bandhujanasya sādhuḥ ||
priyaḥ prajānāṃ suhṛdānukampī; jitendriyaḥ sādhujanasya bhartā ||
kṣamā titikṣā dama ārjavaṃ ca; satyavratatvaṃ śrutam apramādaḥ ||
bhūtānukampā hy anuśāsanaṃ ca; yudhiṣṭhire rājaguṇāḥ samastāḥ ||
arājaputras tvam anāryavṛtto; lubdhas tathā bandhuṣu pāpabuddhiḥ ||
kramāgataṃ rājyam idaṃ pareṣāṃ; hartuṃ kathaṃ śakṣyasi durvinītaḥ ||
prayaccha rājyārdham apetamohaḥ; savāhanaṃ tvaṃ saparicchadaṃ ca ||
tato 'vaśeṣaṃ tava jīvitasya; sahānujasyaiva bhaven narendra ||
'Yudhishthira is a king's son and a great soul; this kingdom has come to him by right. He is the protector of this Kuru people and their ruler, a man of great worth. He is faithful to truth, ever vigilant, grounded in the teaching, kind to his kin, dear to his subjects, compassionate to his friends, master of his senses, and a support to the righteous. Forbearance, endurance, self-restraint, uprightness, fidelity to true vows, learning, vigilance, compassion for living beings, and the capacity to govern — all the qualities of a king are gathered in Yudhishthira. You, however, are no king's son; you behave ignobly, are greedy, and harbor evil thoughts toward your kin. How, ill-bred as you are, will you be able to seize this kingdom belonging to others, which has come to them by succession? Abandon your delusion, and give up half the kingdom, together with its forces and its equipage. Then what remains of your life, O lord of men, shall belong to you, together with your younger brothers.'
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Dhritarashtra proves to Duryodhana the Pandavas' right not through abstract morality but through examples from their own family history. Seniority by itself does not confer power when dharma, the capacity to rule, and the consent of elders have been violated; legitimate succession belongs to the one who unites rightful claim with the qualities of a ruler.